4:42 PM,
Nov. 20, 2012

Michael Nelson Heil, 27, of Truckee, Calif., was arrested Nov. 19 by Reno police on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon, being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm and resisting arrest. He was shot Nov. 10 in Verdi by a Washoe County Sheriff's deputy who made contact with him during a routine patrol.

Written by

Jaclyn O?Malley
jomalley@rgj.com

Before a California felon - also wanted by police in arrest warrants - was shot Nov. 10 by a sheriff's deputy, the officer had felt a handgun in the man's jacket, and saw him reaching toward that area after the suspect ran away from him, authorities said.

Michael Nelson Heil, 27, was booked into Washoe County Jail on Monday following his release from the hospital. Heil was booked on suspicion of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and resisting and obstructing arrest. Heil was convicted in 2008 in Truckee of assault with a deadly weapon, a felony.